The Who

June 16, 2023 | Anthony Ruggiero |

Hold the WHO accountable for embracing North Korea

Former President Donald Trump congratulated Kim Jong Un earlier this month after North Korea joined the Executive Board of the World Health Organization.  Nikki Haley, Trump’s...

August 21, 2022 | Ivana Stradner |

Kremlin Claims Monkeypox Could Be a Secret U.S. Bioweapon

Washington needs to stop being a pushover in the global info war.

May 21, 2022 | David May |

End the WHO’s Unhealthy Obsession With Israel

Eliminating the World Health Organization’s double standard will not only ensure Israel’s fair treatment but allow the WHO to address the world’s true health problems.

May 12, 2022 | Richard Goldberg, Iselin Brady

Biden Should Press WHO to Suspend Russia

The member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region overwhelmingly passed a resolution on May 10 condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with 43 votes in favor and only Russia, Belarus,...

July 7, 2021 | Craig Singleton, Gabriel Epstein

The WHO’s Fraudulent Procurement of Chinese PPE Holds Important Lessons for U.S.

The World Health Organization (WHO) violated its own procurement guidelines by improperly awarding contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars to a Chinese state holding company, according to an external...

June 15, 2021 | David Adesnik |

Suspend Syria and Russia from the WHO

Earlier this year, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, another member of the UN family, made history by voting to strip the Bashar al-Assad regime of its voting rights and other privileges.

May 19, 2021 | Craig Singleton |

Cover-Ups of WHO Misconduct Expose Leadership Failures and Compromised Agency Culture

The World Health Organization (WHO) reportedly covered up sexual assault allegations involving senior agency officials, while Italian prosecutors are investigating another top WHO figure for making false...

April 14, 2021 | Craig Singleton, Mark Dubowitz

Covid-19’s origins remain unknown. Holding China and the WHO accountable is necessary.

The U.S. should push the WHO to establish global health sanctions that could be levied to compel compliance from countries during during a health crisis.

February 23, 2021 | Craig Singleton |

The World Health Organization Must Be Made to Change

The world failed to reform the WHO after SARS. Repeating that mistake would be diplomatic malpractice.

February 17, 2021 | Clifford D. May |

Despots dominate the WHO and the UNHRC

American engagement alone cannot fix UN agencies

January 8, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Why Is China Blocking a WHO Delegation From Visiting Wuhan?

It might be time to revisit the lab-leak theory.

December 18, 2020 | Craig Singleton |

A Bitter Pill: Why U.S. Coronavirus Diplomacy Could Cure the WHO

If America remains a member of the World Health Organization without extracting any meaningful concessions, then that would be tantamount to foreign policy malpractice.

May 5, 2020 | David Adesnik |

COVID-19 in Northeast Syria

The reported number of coronavirus cases in northeast Syria remains in single digits, in part because healthcare workers have so little ability to test for the virus. Local authorities are preparing for...

April 15, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

The Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes Fault Lines in the ‘Great Power Competition’

Does the U.S. continue to work within the framework of existing global institutions or abandon those it sees as problematic?

April 3, 2020 | Mathew Ha |

Taiwan Continues to Lead in Fight Against Coronavirus

Taiwan announced on Tuesday that it will provide 10 million masks to countries hit hardest by the coronavirus crisis, including Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This responsible...